Bio-crude turns cheap waste into valuable fuel

February 5, 2008 | Source: Science Daily

CSIRO and Monash University have developed a chemical process that turns green waste into a stable bio-crude oil usable for producing high- value chemicals and biofuels, including both gasoline and diesel replacement fuels.

The process uses low-value waste such as forest thinnings, crop residues, waste paper and garden waste, significant amounts of which are currently dumped in landfill or burned.